/*
 * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Foundation
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
*     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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package org.onosproject.ipfix.packet;

/**
 * Abstract Interface for IPFIX entities.
 * Used for Records, Headers and Information Elements.
 */
public interface AbstractIpfixPacketInterface {

    /**
     * Returns string representation of the IPFIX entity.
     *
     * @return String String representation of the IPFIX entity
     */
    public String toString();

    /**
     * Returns byte array of the IPFIX entity.
     * Used for IPFIX packet serialization.
     *
     * @return byte[] byte array of the IPFIX entity
     * @throws HeaderException header exception
     */
    public byte[] getBytes() throws HeaderException;
}
